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and was held from 16 to 26 January 2020 in

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. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the

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and

2021 World Men's Handball Championship The 2021 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 27th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Egypt from 13 to 31 January 2021. Starting with this edition, the World Championship was expanded from 24 teams to 32. I ...

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. Egypt won their seventh title by defeating Tunisia 27–22 in the final.

Qualified teams

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.

Venues

Draw

The draw was held on 19 October 2019 in

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. Senegal withdrew before the tournament.

Squads

Match officials

On 13 January 2020, The African Handball Confederation (CAHB) has selected eight couples of referees.

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Placement round

Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced, were taken over.

Group 1

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Group 2

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15th place game

13th place game

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Main round

Points and goals gained in the preliminary group against teams that advanced, were taken over.

Group I

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Group II

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Knockout stage

Bracket

;Fifth place bracket

5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final ranking and awards

All-Star Team

The all-star team and awards were announced on 3 February 2020.

References

External links

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International handball competitions hosted by Tunisia Sports competitions in Radès

January 2020 in Tunisia